Concise yet comprehensive, Clinical Biochemistry Lecture Notes contains all the essential information for students and foundation doctors to understand the biochemical basis of disease and principles of biochemical diagnostics. It presents scientific principles in a clinical setting, with a range of case studies integrated into the text to clearly demonstrate how knowledge should be applied to real-life situations. Key features include: The fundamental science underpinning common biochemical disorders and their investigation in clinical practice Accessible flow charts of biochemical processes and the reasoning behind specific tests, making look-up and understanding easy A brand new companion website at lecturenoteseries.com/clinicalbiochemistry with self-assessment and downloadable summary slides for revision Clinical Biochemistry Lecture Notes is an ideal overview and revision guide for medical students, foundation doctors, general practitioners, and nurses. It also provides a core text for scientific and medical staff pursuing a career in clinical biochemistry.

Concise yet comprehensive, Clinical Biochemistry LectureNotes contains all the essential information for students andfoundation doctors to understand the biochemical basis of diseaseand principles of biochemical diagnostics. It presents scientificprinciples in a clinical setting, with a range of case studiesintegrated into the text to clearly demonstrate how knowledgeshould be applied to real-life situations.Key features include:* The fundamental science underpinning commonbiochemical disorders and their investigation in clinicalpractice* Accessible flow charts of biochemical processes andthe reasoning behind specific tests, making look-up andunderstanding easy* A brand new companion website at lecturenoteseries.com/clinicalbiochemistrywith self-assessment and downloadable summary slides forrevisionClinical Biochemistry Lecture Notes is an ideal overviewand revision guide for medical students, foundation doctors,general practitioners, and nurses. It also provides a core text forscientific and medical staff pursuing a career in clinicalbiochemistry.

Preface, viList of abbreviations, viiHow to use your textbook, xAbout the companion website, xiii1 Requesting and interpreting tests, 12 Disturbances of water, sodium and potassium balance, 133 Acid-base balance and oxygen transport, 304 Renal disease, 435 Disorders of calcium, phosphate and magnesium metabolism,606 Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia, 767 Disorders of the hypothalamus and pituitary, 898 Abnormalities of thyroid function, 1029 Disorders of the adrenal cortex and medulla, 11610 Investigation of gonadal function infertility, menstrualirregularities and hirsutism,13411 Pregnancy and antenatal screening, 15212 Cardiovascular disorders, 16013 Liver disease, 17414 Gastrointestinal tract disease, 18815 Nutrition, 19816 Trauma, infl ammation, immunity and malignancy, 21317 Disorders of iron and porphyrin metabolism, 22818 Uric acid, gout and purine metabolism, 23819 Central nervous system and cerebrospinal fl uid, 24520 Therapeutic drug monitoring and chemical toxicology, 24921 Clinical biochemistry in paediatrics and the elderly, 261Index, 278